Seton Hall Pirates

The Seton Hall Pirates are the intercollegiate athletic sports teams representing Seton Hall University, located in South Orange, New Jersey. The Pirates compete as a member of the NCAA Division I level (non-football sub-level), primarily competing in the Big East Conference for all sports since the 1979–80 season.^[3][4][5]

Seton Hall Pirates
University	Seton Hall University
Conference	Big East
NCAA	Division I
Athletic director	Bryan Felt
Location	South Orange, New Jersey
Varsity teams	14 (6 men's, 8 women's)
Basketball arena	Prudential Center (men’s) Walsh Gymnasium (men’s and women’s)
Ice hockey arena	Richard J. Codey Arena
Baseball stadium	Owen T. Carroll Field
Softball stadium	Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field
Soccer stadium	Owen T. Carroll Field
Other venues	Richie Regan Recreation & Athletic Center
Mascot	The Pirate
Nickname	Pirates
Fight song	"Onward Setonia"[1]
Colors	Blue and white[2]
Website	shupirates.com

Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer and swimming & diving, while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis and volleyball. Seton Hall canceled football (which was played in Division III) in 1982.^[6][7]

The university's athletic director is Bryan Felt.^[8] The program's mascot is The Pirate^[9] and colors are blue, gray, and white.^[10]

Sports

Men's sports	Women's sports
Baseball	Basketball
Basketball	Cross country
Cross country	Golf
Golf	Soccer
Soccer	Softball
Swimming & diving	Swimming & diving
	Tennis
	Volleyball

Men's

Basketball

Main article: Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball

The university first sponsored men's basketball in 1903.^[11] The program won the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in 1953^[12] and lost in the final of the 1989 NCAA Tournament to Michigan, 80–79 in overtime.^[13]

Former programs

Football

Early football team of Seton Hall

Seton Hall first fielded a football team in 1882, with an initial success that was interrupted in 1906 when the university decided to drop the program. After a brief comeback in 1913, the sport would be prohibited the following year. It was not until 1922 when football was reissued by the university, with a 30-0 victory over Cooper Union. The Pirates became an official NCAA team in 1973.^[6]

The sport's second stint at the school came in Division III. After several years of poor success, football was dropped in 1982.^[14][7][6]

Wrestling

The sport of wrestling was sponsored by the school until 2001 when the school decided to drop varsity sponsorship for financial purposes.^[15]